Argyra ( el, Αργυρά) is a village in the municipal unit of
Rio
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Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
,
Achaea,
Greece
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. It is situated in the northern foothills of the
Panachaiko
The Panachaiko ( el, Παναχαϊκό, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 k ...
, at about 450 m elevation. It is 2 km west of
Sella and 7 km east of Rio. In 2011, it had a population of 288. A
wind energy
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facility has been built about 4 km to the south.
Population
History
The ancient town
Argyra was located near the river
Selemnos
Selemnos (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, la, Selemnus) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of Rio and empties into the Gulf of Corinth.
Geography
The river begins on the northwe ...
, the spring Argyra and the town
Boline
The boline (also spelled ''bolline'', pron.: boh-leen) is a white-handled ritual knife, one of several magical tools used in Wicca, mainly for the cutting of herbs and inscribing candles.
Description
Unlike the athame, which in most traditions i ...
. Both towns were already ruined in
Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to:
*Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium''
*Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC
* Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...
' days (2nd century AD). According to local legend,
Argyra was a sea-nymph, who fell in love with Selemnus and used to come up out of the sea to visit him, sleeping by his side.
Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to:
*Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium''
*Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC
* Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...
''Description of Greece'' 7.23 The ancient town is located between the villages of
Ano Kastritsi and Argyra.
See also
*
List of settlements in Achaea
References
External links
Argyra at the GTP Travel Pages
{{Rio, Greece
Rio, Greece
Populated places in Achaea
Villages in Greece